AAA Trainee Screening Technician

Posting date:	05 June 2025
Salary:	£24,625.00 to £29,114.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£24625.00 - £29114.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 June 2025
Location:	Dudley, DY1 2HQ
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9253-25-0232

Summary

The primary purpose of this role once qualified in the HSD Health Screener Diploma is to undertake Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) ultrasound screening as part of the Black Country AAA Screening Programme. The post holder will ensure the screening undertaken is performed to a high and accurate standard and in accordance with National AAA Standard Operating Procedure. The post holder will also undertake administrative duties for the programme. The post holder will reassure men attending the community AAA screening and surveillance clinics and explain the screening test to them. The post holder will ensure that the men attending clinics are informed and aware of the implication of AAA Screening. Clinics are held at various locations across the Black Country including Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall. The post holder is expected to travel to the different locations and move screening equipment and supplies. The post holder will work as an assistant practitioner, carrying out abdominal ultrasound scans within standard operating procedures. Following successful completion of the Health Screeners Diploma, the post holder will work independently and make judgements according to experience and training. Advice is available when needed for more complex situations, but the post holder generally works with their own initiative. You will be required to undergo regular assessments and to renew accreditation at intervals as per the NAAASP Education and Training Framework. For this post the candidate must successfully completion of the Health Screeners Diploma - AAA and be able to drive with a clean driving licence with business insurance and must have access to a car.